Wings and Strings, Striking Art Deco Etched and Gilded Cigarette Case color sample book either clearly made of copper

either clearly made of copper or described as tinned copper

and the whole thing is quite a pleasure to use

Clearly it has had quite a life

Good overall condition with general light wear

Wings and Strings, Striking Art Deco Etched and Gilded Cigarette Case color sample book either clearly made of copperNot exactly my usual thing, but I was completely seduced by this and could not walk away. It is a cigarette case, c. 1920s or so I believe, with a gold toned metal strap inside that is designed to be easily removed, such that it could certainly be used for other things. The material is some sort of hard plastic, celluloid or similar, but reads like etched glass, and for me this very much calls to mind verre eglomise patch and candy boxes of a century